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Fabre Montmayou 2002 Gran Reserva Malbec (Mendoza)
- Best Buy
- $15
This you just have to love, especially for the price. Starts with graham cracker, kirsch and black cherry aromas before transitioning to chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Shows subtle touches but a lot of Argentinean power and pizzazz. Restrained but ripe; robust yet suave.
— M.S.
(7/1/2005)
Fabre Montmayou 2005 Malbec (Luján de Cuyo)
- Best Buy
- $10
Always one of the best Malbecs for the money. This French-owned estate doesn’t cut corners, so you get a serious red wine that’s heady, vigorous and authentic. The color is perfect, the bouquet smoky and penetrating, and the taste of berry fruit, spicy wood and vanilla convincing.
— M.S.
(12/1/2006)
Fabre Montmayou 2002 Malbec (Mendoza)
- Best Buy
- $10
Big and burly at 14.5% alcohol, with blueberry, blackberry, fudge and earth on the nose. Very ripe and heady, with sweet fruit flavors and a ton of oak. Nothing wrong whatsoever, but it locks into a place and doesn’t budge. As a result, complexity is lacking.
— M.S.
(7/1/2005)
Fabre Montmayou 2005 Phebus Reserva Merlot (Mendoza)
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- $14
Mildly roasted and leafy, with dry berry aromas. This is ripe and juicy on the palate, with berry, black cherry and mocha flavors. Finishes almost creamy, with honest structure and medium-range tannins. Drink now.
— M.S.
(2/1/2008)
Fabre Montmayou 2011 Phebus Torrontés (Mendoza)
- $12
Stalky and strained on the nose, with a burnt-hay aroma to go with more typical tropical fruit and lychee scents. Citrusy and basic, with oily flavors of peach and apple. Chunky on the back end, with heat on the finish
— M.S.
(5/1/2012)
Fabre Montmayou 2010 Phebus Reserva Chardonnay (Mendoza)
- $17
Oddly perfumed and flowery smelling, with peach and orange notes. Feels jumpy and unfocused, with sweet, almost candied flavors of melon and pineapple. Creamy oak rises up on the finish, where it matches up against stone fruit flavors.
— M.S.
(5/1/2012)
Fabre Montmayou 2006 Phebus Malbec (Mendoza)
- $12
Jumbled and jumpy on the nose, which struggles to find itself. Time gives this wine a chance to strut, and while it doesn’t ever find a great groove it does offer youthful plum and berry flavors followed by resiny tannins. A little too scattered and pocked to rate better.
— M.S.
(5/1/2008)
Fabre Montmayou 2006 Rosé Malbec (Luján de Cuyo)
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- $9
Dry, peppery and lacking in elegance, this Malbec is herbal and dilute on the nose, with sweet and candied raspberry flavors. While this winery's red wines are usually very good, this isn't likely to do much for you.
— M.S.
(7/1/2007)
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